Employee Relations Advisor

Are you experienced in Employee Relations and looking for an exciting, new opportunity within a forward-thinking organisation? If this is you, we would love to hear from you!

We are looking for an Employee Relations Advisor to join our People Hub team in Stockton on Tees!

As an Employee Relations Advisor, you will play a crucial role in leading people change activity. You will advise and coach on how best to manage ER situations. Using your expertise to provide a seamless service to the business and our customers.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week from our Stockton on Tees office.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead on providing expert employee relations support on organisational change including restructures, re-organisations, and redundancies.
• Support collective and individual consultations and delivery of the people plan to support the transformation
• Coach managers and HR on appropriate channels for managing change, applying legislation knowledge and commercial considerations is equal balance.
• Empower line managers through one-on-one coaching and the delivery of training sessions and workshops to enhance their ER skills and knowledge across the organisation
• Take the lead in handling ACAS conciliation and Employment Tribunal (ET) claims
• Manage ER cases, ensuring timely and effective resolution of cases

What you’ll bring:

• A background in HR with a solid focus on employee relations
• Strong ER experience in a large, complex organisation across a range of case types
• Excellent working knowledge of relevant employment legislation and the ability to apply this to situations in the workplace
• Ability to prioritise workloads and work to strict deadlines
• Excellent judgement and decision making skills
• Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to quickly build strong working relationships with internal customers and external stakeholders

If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time,12 months Fixed Term Contract
Location: Stockton on Tees, hybrid
Internal Recruiter: Katie
Salary: Up to £43,000 per annum
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?
Our business is, first and foremost, about people. And it always has been. The solutions we develop are driven by the connections they make and the problems they solve. Our services only matter if they work for people and if they serve a greater purpose. Known for our collaborative approach, we provide consulting and digital services, creating innovative solutions, at scale, to deliver sustainable growth and services that make life better.
Our work touches many lives in the UK. From helping the Government provide essential public and health services that offer more convenience and choice, to improving financial services to deliver fairer, customer-centric solutions.
Together we are building a better future by delivering real and lasting value.
We are just at the start of what we can achieve together.
Come and join us!